Jun 30 Paul Ryan, House schedule vote on gun restrictions for suspected terrorists By Alan Fram, Associated Press House will vote next week on barring guns for suspected terrorists, according to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. Continue reading
Jun 22 Dump Trump movement preparing fight at GOP convention By Stephen Ohlemacher and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The growing rebellion has at least one top party official warning of a backlash if Trump is dumped. Continue reading
Jun 18 Ryan says Republicans should follow ‘conscience’ on Trump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan says Republican lawmakers should follow their conscience in deciding whether or not to support Donald Trump, the GOP's presumptive nominee for president. Continue reading
Jun 14 ‘Highly offensive:’ Trump draws ire from GOP lawmakers over response to Orlando shooting By Erica Werner, Associated Press Republican hopes are fading for a new, "more presidential" Trump as the party's divisions around him grow ever more acute. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on ‘anticlimactic’ Clinton victory, Trump’s ‘moral chasm’ By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s becoming the first major-party female presidential candidate, Clinton’s commanding win in California, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ role in… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 5:38 For GOP, every day spent defusing Trump is time away from attacking Clinton By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 08 Ryan cracks down on floor votes after LGBT rights debate scuttled energy bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The move means Ryan is reneging on a promise to protect the rights of lawmakers to take on a wide range of issue when the House debates annual spending bills. Continue reading
Jun 08 Trump to worried GOP leaders: ‘I will never, ever let you down’ By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Donald Trump labored to convince fellow Republicans that he can broaden his appeal and move beyond controversy, tamping down his divisive remarks in a noticeably muted speech after his final presidential primary wins. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 9:20 AP calls Clinton the Democratic nominee, while Trump remarks about judge alienate GOP By PBS News Hour The AP has declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic nominee, a conclusion that was reaffirmed when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed her -- although Sen. Bernie Sanders is still hoping for an upset in California. Meanwhile, Donald Trump faces… Continue watching
Jun 07 GOP unite in denouncing Trump’s attacks on federal judge By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans united Tuesday in an extraordinary denunciation of Donald Trump's attacks on a federal judge. Continue reading